coven

American  

[kuhv-uhn, koh-vuhn] / ˈkʌv ən, ˈkoʊ vən /

noun

1. an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.

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coven British  

/ ˈkʌvən /

noun

1. a meeting of witches

2. a company of 13 witches

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Etymology

Origin of coven

1500–10 for sense “assembly”; 1655–65 for current sense; variant of obsolete covent assembly, religious group, convent

Example Sentences

Twirling under the moonlight, the women resemble a witch’s coven — their spells are good vibes, California weather and the boards beneath their feet.

From Los Angeles Times

"The Witches is about that discovery that actually these benign looking women turn out to be this coven of witches, so that is embodied in the hotel," Mr O'Brien says.

From BBC

And she’s currently kind of vying for recognition in both “Agatha All Along,” a kind of unconventional Marvel story about a coven of witches, and also “The Studio,” where she plays a Hollywood marketing executive.

From Los Angeles Times

"I was accused of organising a coven because I invited three other female solicitors out for lunch," she said.

From BBC

One has to imagine that among the covens of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, similar celebrations of glee are spontaneously erupting today after the two-part finale of “Agatha All Along.”

From Salon